American School (Circa 1820), Miniature Portrait of a Gentleman

Charcoal on paper drawing, unsigned, presented in a likely original giltwood frame below glass.

Sheet size 6 1/4 x 5 in.; Frame dimensions 8 1/4 x 7 1/4 in.

The Estate of the late Dr. Larry Southworth, Fredericksburg, Virginia

The Cobbs Auctioneers Peterborough, New Hampshire.

Acquired Malcolm Magruder Antiques, Millwood, Virginia.

Notes accompanying this work attribute it to an early Virginia portrait artist, possibly William Banbrough (English-American, 1792-1860), who was a contemporary of John James Audubon.

A label on the verso identifies the sitter as Robert Green of Pittsylvania County, Virginia.

Toning to the sheet.